Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-26
Sticking 4 Critic.
A Man From jefferson, Tex, Seeks
Rare Legal TaIeDtin Washington
to Criticise His Poems.
Bill OF Injunction Filed Against Sscre
tary Lamar and Commissioner
Sparks OF the Land 0fiicss
President Cleveland Issues His Annual
Thanksgiving OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Der Twenty Fourth tho Day.
A TEXAS POET

| m0desty prevented anyone from claiming
it. Judge Marrick's attention was called
| to The document end recognizing the
dilemma the clerk was in he suggested
that the best way out OF it would be to
open the letter and relieve the Washing
ton bar from &Dy embarrassment. This
was done when it was discovered
thst the missive W3s from man
named Dsvids from Jefferson, Tex
enclosing. some poems upon the
merit OF which he desired some criticism.
THE CRITIC MISTAKEN.
The Critic says in an editorial tonight:
All the iron and steel for the Texas state
capito! at Austin was bought in England
st $175 900 less than the same could have
| been purchased for IN this country, daty
included. Texas is rather too large
stste to try boycott or, but how Will if
fare with Senator FArWell and his broth
er, the purchasing contractors?
ASKING FOR AN INJUNCTION.
| Special to the Gazette.
| WASHINGTON, Oct 25.-The New Or
leans Pacific Railway Company to-day
| fled bill for Injunction against Lucius
! Q, G. Lamar, Secretary of the Interior
md W. A. j. SPARKS, Commissioner Of
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settlers to file upon and take possession
of lands to which the railroad company
claims to be entitled. The bill states
that on the purchase OF the New Orleans.
| Baton Rouge and ViCksburg Railway in
Jsnu.ry and February 1881, they received
the title to the public lanes
granted 20 that company by an act
Of Congress, approved March 3, 1871,
entitled sn act 10 incorporate the Texas
Pacific Railway Company. The company
bought sixty-eight miles CT railroad be-
tween New Orleans and White Castle and
constructed PCS miles from White Castle
TO Shreveport, emitting it in &ll to 3. 328,-
600 acres Of public lend if 50 much could
be found within the limits CT the odd num-
bered sections OF land Witnin the
grsgsgd limits. They were then em-
IpsWered to select such lands to
he aggregate Smcunt Of 1928 ,0o0
acres for that part of their road between
| White Castle and New Orleans. TIE
company disclgimed any right to the
granted lands. The odd numbered sec
tons were withdrawn from settlement,
| sale and entry on October II, 1881. AS
| the bill states it become the DUTY Of the
Secretary OF the Interior by express pro-
visions Of the granting act 10 cause pat
ents for the land to be issued to the rail-
way company, with instructions TO allow
selection by the company Of
| the lands granted. This, how
ever, the Secretary refused to
DO. The General Land Office has now is
sued an order TO set aside the Withdrs Ral
If the lands, permitting settlers to enter
them. A publication of thirty days.
n0tiCe is required, which is now being
| made. The cOmpIainanGs pray that their
rights in the matter may be maintained,
and that the Land Office be prevented
| from permitting entry of the land.
LIABILITY OF EXPRESS COMPANIES.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-The interstate
commission gave 8 hearing to-day 10
counsel representing those express com
panies which do not admit that they fell
within or are amepable to the inte,- state
commerce law. Mr.. Clarence Seward,
counsel for the Adams Express Company,
first addressed the commission. He ar
gued that the act upon its face showed
that Congress had no intent to include
express companies. He said that 30 fer
as he knew there had been no complaint
against any express companies
or g petition that the government should !
interfere. For these reasons be argued that |
the intent OF the laW was to regulate and |
control corporations which the govern
ment had created, and in no wise TO con- !
troll those who merely used the roads. |
Mr.. Pomeroy spoke IL behalf of the |
American National and the Wells. Fargo |
Express companies. He detailed the uri-
gin, history and legal status of those
composites. ". W. Mcfarland, repre-
seasfng the United States Express Com.
spany, made an argument in reference to !
the meaning of the words "common car
riers" and the liabilities under the com |
mon law OF express companies.
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 The following |
proclamation was made late this after
noon:
"The goodness and mercy of God which |
has followed the American people during |
all the days OF the past year claim their |
grateful recognition and humble acknowl- |
edgement. By HIS omnipotent power He |
has protected US from war and pestiIence |
ana from every national Ca
lGmity. By His gracious favor the |
earth hiss yielded s generous return
to the labor OF the husbandmen and every |
path of honest toll has led to comfort and |
contentment. By his loving kindness the |
hearts of our people have been replen- /
ished with fraternal sentiment and patri-
otto endesvor and by his unerring guild
ance we have been directed |
Ia the way of national prosperity I
To the end that we may with one accord /
testify our gratitude for sill these bless
ings, 1, Grover Cleveland, President of /
the United States, do hereby designate |,
sud set spart Thursday, the Path day of /
November next ss day Of Thanksgiving |.
and prayer to be observed by all the peo-
pie of the land. On that day..
let all secular work and employ
meut be suspended, snd let our /
people assemble in their accustomed |
places Of worship and with prayer and /